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Ey
/Sounds like "AY" (as in "say")/
A Chicano and Mexican informal affirmation that works like "yes," "yeah," or "that's right." It's a natural phonetic contraction of the approving "eh," and it's used in quick responses to questions where you don't need to elaborate. "Vamos?" "Ey." "Todo bien?" "Ey." It sounds casual, relaxed, and not particularly interested in explaining. It marks trust between speaker and listener: you only drop it on people who already know how you roll.
“You home yet? Yeah, I'm here.”
“Yep, he already let me know.”
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Ey
/Sounds like "AY" (as in "say")/
A Chicano and Mexican informal affirmation that works like "yes," "yeah," or "that's right." It's a natural phonetic contraction of the approving "eh," and it's used in quick responses to questions where you don't need to elaborate. "Vamos?" "Ey." "Todo bien?" "Ey." It sounds casual, relaxed, and not particularly interested in explaining. It marks trust between speaker and listener: you only drop it on people who already know how you roll.
“You home yet? Yeah, I'm here.”
“Yep, he already let me know.”
Norteño
Someone from northern Mexico, from states like Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, or Sinaloa. Norteños have their own accent, a strong ranching and border culture, a love of norteño and banda music, and a cuisine heavy on beef cuts you rarely find in the south. The term can be descriptive or worn as a badge of regional pride.